IdeaSphere markets Weil
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
IdeaSphere will "assume exclusive, worldwide licensing rights" to Weil Nutritional Supplements, the New York-based firm announced Jan. 17. The product line, which was launched in March by author Andrew Weil, MD, currently is sold through Weil's website and in specialty health stores such as Whole Foods, GNC and Vitamin Shoppe. IdeaSphere will take over retail and direct marketing of the supplement line including online sales, the company states. IdeaSphere purchased Twinlab in 2003 and most recently completed the acquisition of Metabolife's non-ephedra brands including Metabolife Ultra in November (1"The Tan Sheet" Sept. 1, 2003, p. 3 and 2"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 14, 2005, In Brief)...
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